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Expand Up @@ -536,25 +536,32 @@ If you encounter any difficulties, consider disabling `mold` as a
troubleshooting step.

If you plan to frequently rebuild Node.js, especially if using several
branches, installing `ccache` and `mold` can help to greatly reduce build
branches, installing `ccache` can help to greatly reduce build
times. Set up with:

On GNU/Linux:

Tips: `mold` can speed up the link process, which can't be cached, you may
need to install the latest version but not the apt version.

```bash
sudo apt install ccache mold # for Debian/Ubuntu, included in most Linux distros
export CC="ccache gcc" # add to your .profile
export CXX="ccache g++" # add to your .profile
export LDFLAGS="-fuse-ld=mold" # add to your .profile
```

Refs:

1. <https://ccache.dev/performance.html>
2. <https://github.com/rui314/mold>

On macOS:

```bash
brew install ccache mold # see https://brew.sh
brew install ccache # see https://brew.sh
export CC="ccache cc" # add to ~/.zshrc or other shell config file
export CXX="ccache c++" # add to ~/.zshrc or other shell config file
export LDFLAGS="-fuse-ld=mold" # add to ~/.zshrc or other shell config file
```

This will allow for near-instantaneous rebuilds when switching branches back
Expand All @@ -572,11 +579,6 @@ the specified directory. The JS debugger of Visual Studio Code supports this
configuration since the November 2020 version and allows for setting
breakpoints.

Refs:

1. <https://ccache.dev/performance.html>
2. <https://github.com/rui314/mold>

#### Troubleshooting Unix and macOS builds

Stale builds can sometimes result in `file not found` errors while building.
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